For many Canadians, Labour Day acts as a significant marker during the year—the end of the summer, the beginning of a school year, and a long weekend to boot. However, it also should be seen as a day of celebration of workers’ rights that most of us take for granted […]
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I’m not a fan of midway rides. Ferris wheels make me want to vomit—just at the top when you come over the edge and the world disappears. Roller-coasters are just too hard on my equilibrium, now especially but even when I was young. I pretended to enjoy the “Round Up” […]
After my don’t-bet-the-rent-money analysis of the NFL’s NFC teams last week, it’s now time to round things out with a look-see at the AFC. AFC East 1. New England (12-4) The Patriots are a guaranteed 6-0 against their woeful divisional rivals this year. Winning an average of two out of […]
Last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper once demonstrated he simply lacks the courage required to be accountable to the Canadian public. Rather than face tough questions on the Senate spending scandal, Mr. Harper instead has indicated he’ll be asking the Governor General to prorogue (suspend) Parliament for an additional four-six […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo The key to successful marketing is providing what the buyer wants. Adding value to calves can be of benefit to the calf producer and the feedlot operator, and much of the benefit is from reducing stress on the animals. The calf producer is selling […]
All my life, I’ve been a dreamer. At age four, I dreamed of being a teacher like Aunt Vera, Uncle Bill’s girlfriend. As I approached the teen years, I dreamed of owning a candy factory and making delectable candies. At about the same time, I dreamed of being a preacher. […]
Since the first week of July, I’ve been a sidewalk superintendent. I began learning to be a sidewalk superintendent watching homes being built on Third Street when I was four. There were no sidewalks on that street back then. My wife likes to kid me that I have outgrown “Tonka” […]
“Yes is for young people. Yes is for young people,” I chanted reassuringly to myself in the bathroom mirror as the hair dye oozed through my plastic-gloved fingertips. A lumpy trail of Vaseline jelly was layered across my forehead at the hairline and down around my ears to save my […]
For years, the cost of auto insurance has been a source of frustration for many people across the northwest. Despite legislative changes in 2010 that reduced costs for auto insurance companies, premiums have continued to rise—even for those with clean driving records. Here in the northwest, these increases have been […]
You didn’t know “Stinky.” You may have known “a” Stinky but not “the” Stinky. You would have been better for having known him. Samantha found Stinky in Guelph, in between the front doors of her apartment building. One of the heavy doors had closed on his tail, breaking the end […]
The Stratton sales barn held another successful cattle sale on Saturday. Despite selling only 546 animals, the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association still grossed $594,566.62, which is a great average across the board. Due to the lack of feed last spring, there were fewer people feeding back grounding cattle this spring. […]
The ninth-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place this past weekend over the border on the U.S. side of Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. This tournament has a unique format in that it puts anglers on two different bodies of water over two days, so it’s a stiff test […]
